GABORONE, BOTSWANA: The high court in Botswana on Thursday started hearing an application seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, in a landmark case for Africa’s legal response to same-sex relationships. Botswana is…
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on International Women’s Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest…
Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors. Mr Bashir made the announcement in a TV address to…
Climate change was responsible for the majority of under-reported humanitarian disasters last year, according to analysis of more than a million online news stories, the Guardian reports. Whole populations were…
Sudan says it will release all the journalists it detained for covering protests in recent weeks calling for the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir. State media say the reporters will…
East African countries can individually sign separate trade agreements with the European Union (EU) if a joint deal is not reached within the next four months, according to a statement…
Striker Almoez Ali brushed off complaints about his ineligibility to play by scoring a spectacular overhead kick as Qatar stunned Japan 3-1 in the final of the Asian Cup on…
Two officers of the Azerbaijan Army arrived in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to participate in a peacekeeping mission conducted under the UN mandate, Report informs citing the press…
Sudanese police used tear gas Tuesday on demonstrators holding new rallies against President Omar al-Bashir’s government in the capital Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, witnesses said. Deadly nationwide…
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday extended ceasefires in two conflict-hit states, official media reported, where protest leaders are pushing for anti-government rallies. Addressing supporters in South Kordofan state, Bashir…
